Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $913.90 to $2,722.20, with a median of $1,149.00. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 47562, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 15, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $913.90 | $1,406.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH PR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,149.00 | $1,915.00 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $2,722.20 | $4,188.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $913.90, median $1,149.00, highest $2,722.20 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
What it is
A laparoscopic cholecystectomy removes the gallbladder through several small cuts using a camera and instruments. It is the most common treatment for painful gallstones and gallbladder inflammation.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and the pathology exam of the gallbladder are usually billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 47562 ($4,501.42). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR LAP,CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $0.60 | file |